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Louisville, Ky. - At 3:45 a.m. Dec. 20, Louisville Metro Council members passed a dangerous dog ordinance that rejected an original version calling for the ban of seven large breeds including Pit Bulls.

As veterinary practitioners, we know that new and unanticipated challenges face us in a world of accelerating change and technological development. The media and particularly the Internet have altered both the level of information available to us and the level of expectations of our clientele.

Annapolis, Md. - The Maryland Republican Party named a 58-year-old mixed animal practitioner as spokesman for its agenda.

Chicago - The American Veterinary Medical Association's annual leadership conference agenda appears ordinary apart from an administrative rules rewrite.

Fort Collins, Colo. - A voluntary quarantine at Colorado State University (CSU) was lifted following a late October outbreak of equine herpes virus type-1 (EHV-1).

I finished the surgery with feelings of pride and accomplishment. There were enterotomies in four places. The abdomen was closed, the skin was closed, and the drain was in place.

Englewood, Colo. - A $30-million cancer program aims to foster research, treatment and, hopefully, a future cure for canine and human cancer.

The fourth goal of therapy is to prevent serious side effects of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia.

Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requests agenda topics for a meeting on veterinary biological products.

It's in every corner of your hospital, and you try to avoid it as much as possible. It's in your exam rooms, your treatment area, your surgery suite and even your employee lounge.

New York - Grant-funded research yielded the discovery of a genetic marker linked to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) prevalent in Keeshonden.

Orlando, Fla. - Florida veterinarians are constructing a comprehensive strategy to beat back lay practitioners' attempts to gain unregulated access to animals to perform complementary and alternative procedures.

With excellent veterinary care ... foals will get past any early disease.

Dublin, OH - Unable to agree on acquisition terms, Butler Animal Health Supply terminated a letter of intent to acquire IVESCO, a leading product distributor.

If ... like Rodney Dangerfield, you get no respect ... your boss takes all the good clients ... or you're so busy you can't remember what your spouse looks like.

Believe it or not, I read this gem on the back of a beer bottle recently. (I've heard of reading tea leaves for wisdom, but this is the first time I've ever found insight in the brew of the grain.) This brewer says he tastes a sample from every batch of beer he makes to ensure it meets his high standards. What a job! This brewer is a pretty bright guy. He found a job he loves and he stands behind his work.

In this experimental study of six cats and six dogs, the contribution of subcutaneous tissues to first and second intention cutaneous wound healing was evaluated.

Commercial peritoneal dialysis catheters work well, but over-the-needle catheters can be fenestrated and used with good results for a diagnostic peritoneal lavage.

Helena, Mont. - Krayton Kerns, DVM, earned his seat and a Republican majority in the Montana House of Representatives by three votes.

MADISON, WISC. - 12/8/06 - The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University and The Ohio State University won bids to collect canine cancer specimens for a centralized tissue repository.

GAINESVILLE, FL - 12/06/2006 - Many people who suffer from debilitating illnesses such as cancer and AIDS struggle emotionally, physically and financially to care for themselves, so properly looking after their four-legged family members can quickly become more effort than they can shoulder alone.

Auburn, ALA. - 12/05/2006 - An Auburn University veterinary professor, in collaboration with researchers at Vaxin Inc. of Birmingham, has developed the first in ovo vaccine to protect chickens against avian influenza.

National Report -- It was nearly a landslide victory for veterinarians.

At our reception counter, we have a pedestal designed especially for clients to place a cat carrier.

For a low-cost and efficient surgery positioning devise, use Space Bag Storage Packs (ITW Space Bag) with packing peanuts inside.

To make it easy for us to identify which ear an otic sample was taken from, we smear the sample into the shape of an R or an L directly on the slide.

If you wash slides for reuse, try adding about a teaspoon of Jet-Dry Rinse Agent (Reckitt Benckiser), made for automatic dishwashers, to the rinse water.

Over the last two decades, embryo transfer has grown in acceptance and is now performed in many horse breeds. The majority of embryo transfers in the United States each year are performed on Arabian and Quarter horses. The American Quarter Horse Association allows multiple foal registrations per year, and the high-dollar Quarter horses are boosting the embryo transfer industry. The embryo transfer technique has not undergone significant innovations for the past few years, but there has been an increasing trend to have embryos shipped to a reproductive facility that manages a large recipient herd. This trend has been supported by encouraging pregnancy rates following embryo transfers from shipped embryos.

We are quickly approaching the time of year that my staff affectionately dubs the "non-compete season."

Las Vegas - Fresh out of college, Dr. Carlos Vareli earns $72,000 a year and pays on $75,000 in education loans.